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Re:Code Reviews Do Find Bugs by mewpmewp2 on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @09:56AM (#40856739)
It sounds so good in theory, but in practice:

1. Frequently old code needs to be touched or refactored. Feature flag would not be enough.

2. Even feature flag itself can be a risky addition, and might affect existing customer usage.

Most of the time old code does need to be touched, there really aren't those perfect new isolated features, at least in my experience.

Re:Code Reviews Do Find Bugs by bobthepanda on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @11:08AM (#40857406)
If anything refactors should be behind feature flags *because* they are so disruptive.